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Gorkaea pseudanthophorus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Zygodiscus pseudanthophorus was named by Bramlette and Martini (1964). It is the type species of Gorkaea.

It was recombined as Gorkaea pseudanthophorus by Varol and Girgis (1994), Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Zygodiscus pseudanthophorus Bramlette and Martini
1994Gorkaea pseudanthophorus Varol and Girgis
1998Gorkaea pseudanthophorus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusGorkaeaVarol and Girgis 1994
speciespseudanthophorus(Bramlette and Martini 1964)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Gorkaea pseudanthophorus Bramlette and Martini 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available